Ron Vandermeir Jr.

Ron Vandermeir Jr. (born August 18, 1982) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 26 for Vanco Racing. He won the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Mid-American Stock Car Series championship in the Upper Midwestern United States.

Racing career Vandermeir made his ARCA Menards Series debut in the 2021 season at Elko Speedway where he started eighth and finished eleventh. He then ran at Milwaukee and the season finale at Kansas, where he finished 14th and 15th respectively.

In 2022, it was announced that Vandermeir would make select starts for Vanco Racing. He would make his first start of the year at the Dutch Boy 150, driving the No. 27, where he started ninth and finished eighth. He also drove the No. 44 at Iowa, Kansas II, and Bristol, and the No. 66 at Elko and Milwaukee, securing a top-ten at Iowa and Elko, respectively.

In 2023, it was revealed that Vandermeir would drive the No. 10 Toyota for Fast Track Racing at the Milwaukee Mile combination race with the ARCA Menards Series East.

After not racing in ARCA for the next two years, it was revealed in 2026 that Vandermeir would participate in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving for FTR, where he set the 76th quickest time between the two sessions held.

Motorsports career results ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2021 Vanco Racing 66 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM 39th 92 Fast Track Racing 11 Ford KAN 2022 Vanco Racing 27 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT 21st 192 44 IOW BLN KAN BRI SLM TOL 66 Toyota ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF 2023 Fast Track Racing 10 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 105th 26 2026 Vanco Racing 26 Toyota DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -*

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2021 Vanco Racing 66 Toyota NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI 46th 30 2022 44 Ford NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW BRI 13th 149 66 Toyota MLW 2023 Fast Track Racing 10 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 50th 26